Mr. Holland's Opus fingerprintBig heart, strong craft, low-key.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Heartwarming and uplifting
Much of it is about family and growing up.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Family, everyday modern life, and growing up
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout performances, storytelling, and characters
Standout score
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Mr. Holland's Opus is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Heartwarming and uplifting
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Emotionally, it's heartwarming, uplifting, and cathartic. Much of it is about family and growing up.
Family, everyday modern life, and growing up
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around family, everyday modern life, and growing up. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout performances, storytelling, and characters
The performances, storytelling, and characters stand out.
Standout score
Look and sound: the score stand out.
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Of all the lives he changed, the one that changed the most was his own.
Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Mr. Holland's Opus is included with a subscription to Disney+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on BYUtv. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 70/100 (IMDb 7.4, Rotten Tomatoes 76%, and Metacritic 59). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG in the United States.
2 h 23 min
Mr. Holland's Opus runs 2 h 23 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Yes. Critics average 68 and audiences 74 out of 100, so both groups see Mr. Holland's Opus much the same way.
Yes. It cost about $31 million to make and earned $106 million worldwide, 3.4 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Mr. Holland's Opus in 3 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 57 storytelling tropes for Mr. Holland's Opus, including Bus Crash, Wham Shot, Teacher/Student Romance.
7.4
